Music Staff
Minister of Music and the Arts
Dr. Eichorn also serves as the Director of the San Diego Choral Arts Ensemble since 1996, at which time he founded SDCAE as a successor organization to The Escondido Chorale.
In 2002 he received a Doctorate in Worship Studies (Theology) from The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Florida.
He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Illinois Wesleyan University and a Master's Degree in Music from Northwestern University.
Dr. Eichorn previously served as the music minister at Trinity Methodist Church in Wilmette, Illinois before becoming a solo artist at the New York City Opera. He then sang for many opera companies and performed concerts around the country.
He was the first prize winner in Metropolitan Opera competitions in Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as first place at the Francisco Viñas Vocal Competition in Barcelona, Spain.
Since coming to San Diego, he has sung for the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Master Chorale, St. James Concert Series, La Jolla Presbyterian Church Concert Series, and many other venues.
He is widely sought as a voice teacher and worship, vocal, and choral workshop leader.
Janie Prim, well-known San Diego-based pianist/accompanist, is also becoming recognized for her church organ skills. Forced into subbing for her Mother at age 14, she played 2 services well enough that she was immediately offered a church job at the nearby Methodist Church.
Ms Prim continued as a self-taught organist, working in several churches in the San Diego area, until she was hired as interim organist at St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla, where she had lessons from Robert Plimpton and Jared Jacobsen on the 64-rank pipe organ there.
Her next position was at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, where she has been the organist since 1995. She has been studying organ with Martin Green, canon at St Paul's Cathedral, and maintains an active musical life as music director/chorus mistress for Lyric Opera San Diego, and principal outreach accompanist and principal dance rehearsal pianist for San Diego Opera, as well as working for Cygnet Theatre and the Old Globe Theatre for auditions. She also has a private studio for coaching and accompanying singers.
From left to right: Tim McLellan bass, Diana Villwock soprano, Evangelina Woo alto, Sean McCormac tenor.
John Herron